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Advanced Fibre Communications' UMC 1000 Gains Approval for Deployment To Federal Agencies
December 7, 1998 08:01 AM
PETALUMA, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Fibre Communications(R), Inc. (AFC) AFCI , a leading manufacturer of telecommunications access equipment for the local loop, announced today a five year contract with the General Services Administration (GSA).
Under the terms of the contract, the UMC 1000(R) will be added as a listed product in the GSA's purchasing catalogue, enabling Federal Government Agencies in the executive, legislative and judicial branches to purchase commercial UMC 1000 products and services, under the terms and conditions previously negotiated between AFC and the GSA.
This contract broadens deployment opportunities for AFC's UMC 1000 by providing a designated purchasing path for Government agencies, Government contractors, mixed ownership Government corporations and all other organizations authorized to utilize the GSA catalogue as a supply source.
"We look forward to expanding our relationship with various Federal agencies," comments Richard Stanfield, vice president of North American sales at AFC. "Because the UMC 1000 is fully scaleable it is a great fit for any purchasing cycle; our customers can buy what they need today and expand the system as service demands grow."
AFC is a leading manufacturer of telecommunications systems for the "local loop" between telephone service users and public telephone networks worldwide. AFC has pioneered a single platform that supports any network, any transport, and any service. AFC's flagship product, the UMC 1000(R) 3rd Generation Digital Loop Carrier(TM), provides any service from POTS to xDSL over copper, fiber, and wireless transport media. Additional information on AFC can be found on the web at fibre.com.
NOTE: 3GDLC and 3rd Generation Digital Loop Carrier are trademarks and Advanced Fibre Communications, AFC, the AFC logo, Universal Modular Carrier, and UMC 1000, are registered trademarks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.
SOURCE Advanced Fibre Communications
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